drag-v; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: pull, move or force something

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[dragger] DRAG NP2[dragged] (PP[direction]) Includes: DRAG DOWN, DRAG IN

Examples:
He dragged the big suitcase behind him.
She dragged the canoe down to the water.
She had to drag her child away from the toy shop.
I really had to drag myself out of bed this morning.
She's always dragging her financial situation into the conversation.
Don't drag me into this. I already said, I don't wanna do it.
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I'm sorry to drag you away from your work.
I was so tired that I could scarcely drag myself up the stairs.
The boy dragged his feet as he walked accross the room. (compare this to 2)
They'll drag you down to their level and beat you to death with experience!

Mappings:
VerbNet: carry-11.4
FrameNet: Cause_motion
PropBank: drag.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 7, 10
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drag_down 1
drag_in 1

Sense Number 2: move slowly, linger, loiter, or lag

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[patient] DRAG (ONE'S FEET/HEELS) (PP[temporal]) Includes: DRAG ON, DRAG ONE'S FEET/HEELS, DRAG OUT

Examples:
The afternoon was beginning to drag.
But in so many other areas we are still dragging.
We urged him to stop dragging his feet and get something done. (compare this to 1)
The ordeal for him and his family has dragged on for over three decades.
The convention might only last a week, but the debate could drag out for years.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5, 8, 11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drag_on 1, 2
drag_out 1, 2
drag_one's_feet 1
drag_one's_heels 1

Sense Number 3: search along the bottom of river or lake

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] DRAG NP2[body of water] (PP[purpose])

Examples:
They found the man's body after dragging the canal.
One day the police dragged the lake for the missing body.

Mappings:
VerbNet: search-35.2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9

Sense Number 4: DRAG IN-inhale; suck in or take in (air or smoke)

Examples:
She dragged in smoke again, then let the smoke out as she spoke.
He dragged in a breath of crisp air and glanced at the cabin.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Ingest_substance
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 5: DRAG A BUNT-hit a ball to make it go a short distance

Examples:
Johnson dragged a bunt toward first, and Vidro advanced.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drag_a_bunt 1

Sense Number 6: DRAG DOWN-damage; make something bad or ill

Examples:
With a small company, one person can drag you down.
They must not drag the company down by their poor health lifestyle habits.
All that stress at work had begun to drag him down.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 7: DRAG UP-bring up, bring to mind

Examples:
Mom is afraid that this will just drag up old hurts.
I only meant drag up old discussions to keep discussing.
I just wrote about something on another list that dragged up anger bigtime.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drag_up 1

Sense Number 8: DRAG THROUGH MUD/MIRE-badmouth, harm reputation

Examples:
She just doesn't care who's name she drags through the mud!
Who would blame him with the way the media has dragged him through the mire.
Every article about people criticising him drags them through the mud.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drag_through_the_mud